- #1 Supraland
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 14,649 reviews2019
Dev: Supra Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Collectathon 9.2%, FPS 7.7%, Exploration 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: As the spiritual predecessor, it perfectly captures the blend of first-person exploration, metroidvania progression, and clever environmental puzzles.
- #2 Supraland Six Inches Under
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,033 reviews2022
Dev: Supra Games
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, combat! A first-person-metroidvania taking place six inches under Supraland.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Collectathon 12.1%, FPS 7.4%, First-Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This standalone expansion refines the core mechanics of the original with even denser, more focused puzzle design.
- #3 ANIMAL WELL
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Exploration 10.8%, Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in non-linear metroidvania design where every item and environment piece serves a hidden, multi-layered purpose.
- #4 Viewfinder
95% matchVery Positive94% of 11,827 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Owl StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.7%, Puzzle 14.7%, First-Person 14.2%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique first-person perspective mechanic that challenges how you perceive and interact with the game world.
- #5 The Witness
94% matchVery Positive85% of 20,427 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 44.4%, Exploration 24.3%, First-Person 22.6%, Adventure 5.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at hiding complex, rewarding puzzles in plain sight within a dense, interconnected open world.
- #6 Superliminal
94% matchVery Positive95% of 32,646 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, First-Person 18.8%, Exploration 12.2%, Funny 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person puzzle game focuses on perspective-based manipulation, mirroring the unconventional problem-solving found in Supraworld.
- #7 Outer Wilds
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 99,459 reviews2020
Dev: Mobius DigitalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Why similar: Exploration 36.9%, Puzzle 24.4%, First-Person 17.1%, Adventure 11.1%, 3D 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the zero hand-holding philosophy, requiring players to piece together an intricate mystery through pure exploration and curiosity.
- #8 Antichamber
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,576 reviews2013
Dev: Alexander BrucePub: Demruth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
Why similar: Puzzle 41.8%, First-Person 25%, Exploration 18.6%, Metroidvania 6.8%, Adventure 4%
Why You'll Like It: It forces players to think outside the box by subverting traditional spatial logic and physics in a surreal first-person environment.
- #9 Islands of Insight
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,163 reviews2024
Dev: Lunarch StudiosPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.7%, Puzzle 16.8%, First-Person 15.6%, Exploration 15.5%, 3D 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A massive open-world puzzle game that rewards players for exploring every nook and cranny for hidden challenges.
- #10 Manifold Garden
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,118 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.4%, Puzzle 23.1%, First-Person 18.8%, Exploration 17%, Adventure 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features mind-bending, non-Euclidean geometry that requires a complete shift in perspective to solve spatial puzzles.
- #11 The Talos Principle 2
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,921 reviews2023
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 27.7 hrsMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.8%, Puzzle 20.4%, First-Person 16.1%, Exploration 14.2%, Action-Adventure 12%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, philosophical first-person puzzle game that encourages exploration of vast, secret-filled environments.
- #12 Youropa
90% matchVery Positive87% of 694 reviews2018
Dev: frecle
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Exploration 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D puzzle-platformer that lets you walk on walls and ceilings, requiring a unique approach to navigating its modular levels.
- #13 Chroma Zero
88% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.8%, First-Person 23.3%, Exploration 18.2%, Comedy 12%, Adventure 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle adventure that emphasizes logic and environmental interaction in a colorful, stylized world.
- #14 Togges
89% matchMixed70% of 200 reviews2022
Dev: Regular StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Togges is a charming and colourful 3D Puzzle-Platformer. Go on adventures, stack adorable living blocks and solve puzzles around the Cosmos to save the Galaxy from the threats of the Void.
Why similar: Collectathon 20.2%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world 3D platformer that uses a unique block-stacking mechanic to solve puzzles and explore vast environments.
- #15 Portal 2
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 456,665 reviews2011
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Platformer 14%, FPS 11.5%, Puzzle 11.2%, First-Person 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for first-person puzzle-platformers, utilizing physics and spatial awareness to navigate complex test chambers.
- #16 Promenade
86% matchVery Positive95% of 847 reviews2024
Dev: Holy Cap
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this cute game inspired by the best 3D platformers
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.1%, Collectathon 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming collectathon platformer that encourages creative use of abilities to navigate its vibrant, interconnected world.
- #17 DreamWatcher
87% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2020
Dev: Class of 2019-2020Pub: Campus ADN
Windows
Welcome to the Great Library of Dreams, where chaos has just been unleashed! Play as The Agent in this fantasy 3D Metroidvania filled to the brim with surprising secrets, daring traversal, confounding puzzles and menacing monkeys. Rid the library of the creatures wreaking havoc and bring back order!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Collectathon 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania-inspired platformer that blends exploration with collectathon elements and puzzle-solving.
- #18 Pseudoregalia
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,681 reviews2023
Dev: rittzler
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.3%, Platformer 16.3%, Exploration 13.2%, 3D 6%, Adventure 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A movement-focused metroidvania that emphasizes player agency and creative traversal through a dense, interconnected world.
- #19 Eldritchvania
85% matchVery Positive85% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 9.2%, Puzzle 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging metroidvania that combines precise platforming with intricate environmental puzzles.
- #20 Elephantasy: Flipside
84% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: B. Maksym (Linker)
Windows
Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 12%, Puzzle 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric metroidvania that focuses on clever item usage and exploration to uncover hidden paths.
- #21 TUNIC
82% matchVery Positive91% of 17,199 reviews2022
Dev: TUNIC TeamPub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Exploration 16.7%, Puzzle 15.9%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Cute 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy metroidvania that hides its most critical mechanics and secrets behind cryptic, player-discovered clues.
- #22 SHEEPO
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 561 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.2%, Platformer 18.5%, Exploration 12.4%, Cute 6.6%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A non-violent metroidvania that emphasizes exploration and movement-based puzzles over combat.
- #23 NaissanceE
82% matchVery Positive84% of 4,240 reviews2014
Dev: Limasse Five
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
Why similar: Exploration 28.5%, First-Person 19%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Puzzle 13.5%, Platformer 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric first-person exploration game that focuses on scale and environmental platforming in a mysterious, abstract world.
- #24 Super Win the Game
81% matchVery Positive89% of 652 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.2%, Platformer 17.8%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 4.7%, Action 4%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled metroidvania that captures the joy of exploration and secret-hunting in a non-linear world.
- #25 Mask of Mists
81% matchVery Positive84% of 219 reviews2020
Dev: 9 Eyes Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Mask of Mists is an action-adventure game in a first-person view in which you are immersed in exploring the world full of magic and dangers!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Exploration 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, First-Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure that blends dungeon-crawling with puzzle-solving and exploration in a mysterious setting.
- #26 Flatworld
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 884 reviews2022
Dev: Guinxu
Windows
Explore a world full of magic, puzzles and enemies in which the main character is the weakest of the game.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.5%, Exploration 20.5%, Comedy 16.6%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: An early-access title that blends RPG elements with puzzle-solving and exploration in a unique, layered world.
- #27 Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World
77% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: 半星BanXing
Windows · Linux
Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Platformer 11.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 10.1%
- #28 1000 Amps
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 342 reviews2012
Dev: Brandon Brizzi
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.3%, Metroidvania 31.9%, Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle 11.8%, Adventure 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle-platformer that focuses on lighting up a dark, interconnected world through exploration.
- #29 Super Puzzled Cat
76% matchVery Positive98% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: Penguin Mug Games
Windows
Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.4%, Platformer 18.9%, Puzzle 15%, Cute 8.6%, Funny 6%
- #30 Epitasis
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 159 reviews2019
Dev: Epitasis Games
Windows · Mac
After discovering an ancient portal, you suddenly find yourself among the remnants of an ancient alien civilization. Technological relics, sprawling ruins, and cryptic puzzles are all that remain. If you are to learn their secrets, you must unearth the fate of the race that called this world home.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.4%, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Exploration 24.9%, First-Person 19.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world exploration game that focuses on solving ancient, environmental puzzles in a beautiful, alien landscape.
- #31 Escapeworld Dilemma
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 100 reviews2021
Dev: Sonoma Games
Windows
FREE TO PLAY: Kidnapped from your everyday life, you find yourself in a large theme park that feels more like an escape room. Solve puzzles, explore 12 themed islands, find resources, use your wits to escape.
Why similar: Puzzle 31%, Exploration 27.8%, First-Person 23.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world puzzle game that encourages players to explore and experiment to solve environmental mysteries.
- #32 Hatup
78% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Naoka StudioPub: Naoka Games
Windows
In Hatup you'll have the mission to go through different challenges with your hat that will allow you to progress through the game's stages. Using different mechanics you will face many challenges and with different levels of difficulty.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 14.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, Funny 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual platformer that incorporates simple puzzle elements into its level design for a straightforward, satisfying experience.
- #33 Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity
76% matchVery Positive100% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Sam AtlasPub: Mr. Sam Atlas
Windows
Evolution concludes in this expressive platformer. Movement is your power, transformation is your gift. Discover sites and evolve as you explore an organic underworld open-world, Earth looming in the distance...
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Collectathon 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 10.4%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #34 Ruffy and the Riverside
74% matchVery Positive91% of 222 reviews2025
Dev: Zockrates Laboratories UGPub: Phiphen Games
Windows · Linux
In Ruffy and the Riverside, you wield the magic SWAP to Copy & Paste textures - turn ice into lava or waterfalls into vines! Explore, fight, skate on straw bales, and unleash your imagination in this quirky open-world action game. Dive into an adventure that lets you literally change the world!
Why similar: Collectathon 23.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Platformer 12.8%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Funny 9.3%
- #35 Automaton Lung
75% matchVery Positive93% of 136 reviews2022
Dev: Luke Vincent
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make use of your special abilities to skate, shoot, and fly through over 40 unique locations. In a strange land with almost no information you must be resourceful and clever. Question everything you see and trust nothing you hear.
Why similar: Collectathon 30.5%, Platformer 18.2%, Shooter 16%, Exploration 15.8%, Adventure 7%
- #36 Super Adventure Hand
75% matchVery Positive98% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: Devm Games
Windows
Hands down the most adventurous and handsome hand in the world! You play as a hand on a gripping handventure where you single-handedly face dangerous obstacles and de-feet a handful of evil feet.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.5%, Platformer 18.6%, Comedy 15.6%, Funny 11.6%, Exploration 9.1%
- #37 SELINI
73% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Cymban
Windows
A wordless metroidvania through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Explore, gain new abilities and uncover meaning without guidance or dialogue.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 13%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #38 .T.E.S.T: Expected Behaviour — Sci-Fi 3D Puzzle Quest
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2018
Dev: Veslo Games
Windows · Mac
.T.E.S.T: Expected Behavior is a first-person brain twister with a sci-fi plot. On top of logic, you'll need a fast reaction speed, "outside the box" reasoning, and the skill to adapt to unfamiliar situations.
Why similar: Puzzle 47%, First-Person 20.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 9.7%, Action 8.8%
- #39 Scrabdackle
71% matchVery Positive97% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: jakefriendPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
The magical misadventure of a novice wizard thrown (literally) into the unfamiliar world outside. Go on a sprawling hand-drawn adventure with spells to study, bosses to best, and a huge handcrafted world to traverse on the long journey home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Action-Adventure 13%, Funny 12.3%, Exploration 12.3%, Cute 6.4%
- #40 Super Mombo Quest
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 854 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.8%, Platformer 15.7%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Funny 7.8%, Adventure 6.9%
- #41 Auridia
71% matchVery Positive98% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Norseboar Games
Windows · Mac
Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Exploration 13.3%, Platformer 12.7%, Puzzle 8.5%, Puzzle Platformer 6.8%
- #42 What Lies in the Multiverse
72% matchVery Positive92% of 705 reviews2022
Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.8%, Puzzle 15.3%, Comedy 14.8%, Exploration 12.3%, Funny 11.5%
- #43 The Eternal Cylinder
72% matchVery Positive90% of 1,173 reviews2022
Dev: ACE TeamPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Control a herd of charming creatures called Trebhum and explore an unforgettable alien world filled with exotic lifeforms and surreal environments. Discover dozens of mutations to overcome puzzles, explore new biomes, and survive on a dangerous planet.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.6%, Exploration 15.9%, Platformer 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #44 Enigmoon
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 757 reviews2015
Dev: Tupã Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Metroidvania with challenging puzzles and free exploration as long as you have oxygen.
Why similar: Metroidvania 66.7%, Platformer 33.3%
- #45 Fourmiworld
68% matchVery Positive98% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: CZDOOM
Windows · Linux
Carve your own path through Fourmiworld - an "open-world-ant-farm-metroidvania". Play as an interdimensional urban explorer girl, collect Gamut to unlock new abilities, and discover the sights, plights, & soundbites of a surreal alien dimension.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.3%, Exploration 18.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Puzzle 3.9%
- #46 Funi Raccoon Game
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,198 reviews2026
Dev: CrayonPub: The Crayon Eating Company
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Explore a series of whimsical, interconnected worlds to steal everything not nailed down. Make a garbage bin a garbage home :)
Why similar: Collectathon 39.4%, Platformer 23.2%, Exploration 15.1%, Comedy 11.3%, Adventure 9.5%
- #47 Other Worlds India
73% matchMixed61% of 140 reviews2017
Dev: SharF Co.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Pure metroidvania game, adventures, secret locations, tons of weapons, and of course hardcore gameplay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, Platformer 16.3%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Funny 11.4%, Adventure 4.1%
- #48 Unbound: Worlds Apart
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,299 reviews2021
Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, Platformer 21.7%, Exploration 12%, Adventure 8.2%, Cute 5.1%
- #49 ART IS RIFLE
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Arman Pakan
Windows
A Surreal Puzzle Shooter Adventure Fueled By Madness!
Why similar: Puzzle 22.9%, First-Person 21.7%, Exploration 20%, Platformer 19.1%, Adventure 8%
- #50 The Art of Reflection
67% matchVery Positive97% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: Hydrozoa
Windows
Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.8%, Puzzle 16.7%, First-Person 16.6%, Exploration 14.7%, Platformer 5.6%
- #51 Logicality
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting journey on the island of dreams. Explore the open world and interesting places, while solving various puzzles that use environment.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.1%, Exploration 25.3%, First-Person 24.2%, Adventure 19.4%, Singleplayer 2%
- #52 What Lies in the Multiverse - Prologue
69% matchVery Positive96% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Experience the first hour What Lies in The Multiverse. A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly & hilarious story.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.7%, Puzzle 17.1%, Exploration 14.8%, Funny 14.3%, Adventure 7%
- #53 Treasure Adventure World
71% matchVery Positive82% of 278 reviews2018
Dev: Robit Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set sail for adventure with a paper hat on your head and a magical shrinking boat in your pocket, in search of legendary treasures! Solve tricky puzzles, battle formidable foes, piece together clues and dig up secrets to uncover your own shrouded history as you explore this sprawling open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, Platformer 22.2%, Adventure 17.2%, Cute 8.1%
- #54 Simulation world
70% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: 007berd
Windows
Simulation World - This is a puzzle, story and open world. Feel the vanilla atmosphere as you progress through the puzzles. Rescue the simulation from a virus that wants to destroy the computer world
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.4%, Platformer 22.1%, Puzzle 21%, Adventure 9.1%, Cute 8.4%
- #55 SULFUR
66% matchVery Positive87% of 7,993 reviews2024
Dev: Perfect Random
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.
Why similar: FPS 27.9%, Shooter 21.4%, Action-Adventure 20.1%, First-Person 20%, 3D 10.7%
- #56 Project Silverfish
65% matchVery Positive94% of 2,854 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 27.8%, FPS 16.8%, Exploration 13.1%, Shooter 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
- #57 Eternity Egg
66% matchVery Positive83% of 546 reviews2025
Dev: USERLANDS
Windows
Chaotic adventure-platformer with bouncy movement, grotesque characters & high-energy trance music.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Platformer 16.3%, Exploration 13.5%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Cute 7.2%
- #58 Completely Stretchy
67% matchVery Positive84% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Warp DigitalPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
A befuddling mishap has made you COMPLETELY STRETCHY! Stretch, swing and stick around the delightfully odd and vibrant Grombi Isles in this eccentric and light-hearted 3D platformer.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.1%, Platformer 16.1%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 12.7%, Funny 11.7%
- #59 Hyperbolica
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,301 reviews2022
Dev: CodeParade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Hyperbolica is a whimsical Non-Euclidean adventure with mind-bending worlds full of games, puzzles, mazes, and secrets! Immerse yourself in reality-warping geometries where lines can never be parallel, horizons are curved, and space grows exponentially.
Why similar: First-Person 19.4%, Exploration 19%, Puzzle 18.8%, Comedy 17.4%, Funny 14.9%
- #60 Anopek
68% matchVery Positive96% of 81 reviews2021
Dev: Captain Bear Games
Windows
Anopek is a genre mashup of metroidvania and retro first-person shooter. You explore a massive temple, solving ancient puzzles and defeating cunning bosses, all while uncovering the relics of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, FPS 11.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Shooter 10%, Action-Adventure 10%